Dr. Chandra Are
- Executive MBA, 2013
- Jerald L and Carolynn J Varner Professor of Surgical Oncology and Global Health, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education for the College of Medicine and Vice-Chair for Education in the Department of Surgery, Surgical Director for the Davis Global Center, the simulation center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
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Inducted 2023
Chandra Are is a Surgical Oncologist and holds the title of Jerald L and Carolynn J Varner Professor of Surgical Oncology and Global Health. He is the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education for the College of Medicine and Vice-Chair for Education in the Department of Surgery. He also serves as the Surgical Director for the Davis Global Center, the simulation center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Dr. Are has lived, trained and worked in various health care systems across the world. Dr. Are obtained his medical degree from Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad, India. He then obtained his Fellowship from The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (FRSCI). Following which, Dr. Are completed his general surgery residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore and fellowship in Surgical Oncology at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. More recently, Dr. Are obtained his Executive MBA degree from University of Omaha.
Dr. Are’s clinical area of expertise focuses on hepatopancreatobiliary surgery. His interests extend across a wide spectrum from education, research, simulation, humanities and global health He is the recipient of multiple awards including induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society from The Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award (OTICA) from the University of Nebraska, Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, Award of Excellence for Community Service from the India Association of Nebraska and the Most Valuable Program (MVP) Director award.
Dr. Are is extensively involved in research with multiple publications and presentations. He initiated and serves as the Director of two National and 4 International Research Collaboratives and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal, Graduate Medical Education Research Journal (GMERJ). He serves on the Editorial Board (Global sections) of several journals. He also serves on the Residency Review Committee (RRC) for Surgery at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical education (ACGME).
Dr. Are serves on the International Committee of the American College of Surgeons and has served on the International Committee’s of other national surgical organizations. Dr. Are has been integrally involved in the surgical global outreach efforts of the Society of Surgical Oncology. He served as the Chair of the International Outreach Committee for two terms and is the Founding Director of The Global Forum of Cancer Surgeons. Dr. Are has also been appointed as the Lead Commissioner for The Lancet Oncology Commission on Global Cancer Surgery- Part II. Dr. Are also serves on Board of Scientific Advisors for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Through these efforts, he plays a vital role on the global stage to address disparities in surgical care for cancer patients and inequities in access to cancer surgery globally.
Additional Information
Inducted 2023
Chandra Are is a Surgical Oncologist and holds the title of Jerald L and Carolynn J Varner Professor of Surgical Oncology and Global Health. He is the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education for the College of Medicine and Vice-Chair for Education in the Department of Surgery. He also serves as the Surgical Director for the Davis Global Center, the simulation center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Dr. Are has lived, trained and worked in various health care systems across the world. Dr. Are obtained his medical degree from Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad, India. He then obtained his Fellowship from The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (FRSCI). Following which, Dr. Are completed his general surgery residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore and fellowship in Surgical Oncology at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. More recently, Dr. Are obtained his Executive MBA degree from University of Omaha.
Dr. Are’s clinical area of expertise focuses on hepatopancreatobiliary surgery. His interests extend across a wide spectrum from education, research, simulation, humanities and global health He is the recipient of multiple awards including induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society from The Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award (OTICA) from the University of Nebraska, Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, Award of Excellence for Community Service from the India Association of Nebraska and the Most Valuable Program (MVP) Director award.
Dr. Are is extensively involved in research with multiple publications and presentations. He initiated and serves as the Director of two National and 4 International Research Collaboratives and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal, Graduate Medical Education Research Journal (GMERJ). He serves on the Editorial Board (Global sections) of several journals. He also serves on the Residency Review Committee (RRC) for Surgery at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical education (ACGME).
Dr. Are serves on the International Committee of the American College of Surgeons and has served on the International Committee’s of other national surgical organizations. Dr. Are has been integrally involved in the surgical global outreach efforts of the Society of Surgical Oncology. He served as the Chair of the International Outreach Committee for two terms and is the Founding Director of The Global Forum of Cancer Surgeons. Dr. Are has also been appointed as the Lead Commissioner for The Lancet Oncology Commission on Global Cancer Surgery- Part II. Dr. Are also serves on Board of Scientific Advisors for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Through these efforts, he plays a vital role on the global stage to address disparities in surgical care for cancer patients and inequities in access to cancer surgery globally.